20 Most Recent Garmin eTrex Vista HCx Handheld GPS Receiver Questions & Answers

try this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ex7fGF2sXqk

If you cannot get menus after resetting the device, it probably does not use them. But the only way to be sure is to Read the manual.

If its next to gone you might as well try the home trick... Use cokacola to clean the corroded parts...

Try to power off the device, if it does not turn off normally, then you will have to press and hold the power button till it responds. If it still does not responds, then you have to remove the battery and insert it back in then power it on. That should solve the problem for you. Take note that once you power it off, you will have to allow it rest for a while before you turn it back on so the unit will rest for a while and work effectively when turned on.
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You need to install the map software on your PC. From there, using the map select tool, select the maps you want to add to your GS unit and then send them to the microSD card which will show up in the SEND window.

meu etrex vista hcx não reconhece nenhum cartão de memoria, ja tentei pelo menos uns 3
diferentes que funcionam em outros lugaresaguardo uma resposta obrigado

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NOTE: Please read the entire post. I have updated this blog entry several times to reflect changes in both the GPS and Chipset software since I originally posted this entry. If you have any questions or problems leave a comment and I will reply back to you. Thanks!




I thought I would take a moment to describe how to fix a problem that popped up with my GPS Map 60 this weekend in the event it happens to someone else who might be using this model. I have to tell you, GPS’s are great tools when you are traveling unfamiliar roads but it’s no fun at all when they stop working. I know you all have been lectured on the proper way to shut down your computers by we IT people and you might not really understand why or even believe that you can corrupt your system by shutting it down improperly but I am here to tell you, it can happen. In the process of trying to turn on my GPS’s back light, I shunted the system and corrupted the software on the chipset. I turned the unit on and in an attempt to turn on the back light while driving and paying more attention to the road than the unit, which is a good thing by the way, I turned off the unit while it was still in the process of booting up. Instant chipset corruption! You will know when this happens because your unit will be stuck perpetually at the screen seen in the second image of this post.

Believe me when I tell you, your GPS will not acquire a satellite no matter how long you leave it on, no matter how long you leave it off and then try turning it back on, removing the the batteries or swapping out the unit’s SD card. The chipset’s software had been corrupted and it will not work properly until you have reloaded the chipset software. The easiest way to tell if you have encountered this problem is to check the software version of your GPS. If the GPS SW version is 0.00, then you have indeed corrupted the chipset and will need to reload the software. The third image of this post will show you what version number I am referring to.

As I have said, in order to get your GPS unit functioning again you will need to reinstall the chipset software. There are two ways to do this. You can use the Web Updater program that you probably installed when you first bought the unit. You will find it under the Garmin menu from your Start menu. The second way would be to install the chipset software manually using the the “G” chipset installer. The second method is the one I used as I kept getting a “Transfer Error” when I tried to use the Web Updater software. You can download this software directly from Garmin, if you can find it. I think they want folks to use the Web Updater software as they aren’t real up front on where to download the actual installer packages. If you like you can download the software from this site here.
NOTE: Here is the latest version of the Chip Set Firmware, V.3.00. I am providing this as a secondary download as some have reported to me that the V.3.00 caused their units to shut off prematurely. Try this version and if you have any problems roll your GPS back to the V.2.90 software.
I have tested this software and my unit does continue to function normally so if you want the latest version of the software (GPSMAP 60CSx Ver. 3.90 as of Mar 30, 2009) for the GPSMap 60CSX you can download it here. If you prefer you can download it directly from Garmin.

Click the image to the left to download the GPSMAP 60CSx User Manual
Installing the software in fairly simple. Connect the GPSMap 60 to your computer using the mini-USB cable that came with your unit and then run the installer. Refer to your Owner’s Manual if you need further assistance. All that being said, I love my GPSMap 60 and this minor bump in the road has not changed my opinion of the unit. It’s been a great little unit and I fully expect it to remain so for years to come.
Note: The screens above are not the actual screens, just approximations I created in PS to give folks a visual. The actual screens will looks slightly different. I wrote this post to help others should they have this problem with their GPSMap 60’s as I didn’t find a lot of clear help on the web when I researched the problem.

Take care.

I have the same problem. Satellite screen shows nothing except the rings. When I open the unit, one of the chip looks like broken; its label says K43 and V5.

Say to god

Got a credit card? If you do then try this place, they seem to have a few things for those things. https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?pID=163#Cables

Hope that helps.

Your MicroSD card may be full just from the basic maps. Try larger card for additional maps. The vendors supply the minimum to keep the cost low and then force the customer to upgrade the resources at their own expense.

hi,
CLICK HERE

clicking their will take you to a site and if you look down the site towards the bottom it says resources look underthis section and you should find a pdf file that is the owners manual check if it covers your exact model if not then let me know then ill locate another one for you ok.

Hope this is what your looking for let me know if you need further assistance ok.

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your batteries are bad

went to garmin and they had a direct solution

hahaha can't help laughing, sorry. But if you want a lost weekend in Guatamala or anywhere, use a GPS.

I think you need to contact Garmin support to have this unit replaced. I will say two things that may get it going for you.
CHECK batteries are fully charged.
CHECK that the batteries are placed in the unit correctly, some go in by negative and some by positive, so make sure you have put them in properly.
Also make sure they are in contact with the metal tabs to make the power path continuous
Now if you have done all that I would be posting it back to Garmin, but you need a return number reference from their Support.
They have agents all over the world and possibly even Guatamala.

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